EMBROIDERY THREAD

SILK

Pure silk 2-strand thread hand-spun and dyed with natural plant dyes. Suitable for embroidery, tablet weaving, tassels, etc.

$6.50 per 15m card.

Please cut and paste a colour name from the samples below, or leave the colour box blank and e-mail me about the colour(s) you want.

Please note -- because these are natural dyes, colours will vary a little from batch to batch. If you need an exact match, please ask for cards from a single dye batch.

Commercially-dyed variegated purple silk. This is spun from a silk cap whose colour varies from pale blue through all the shades of mauve to navy blue. It makes a lovely thread with variations in colour, perfect for embroidering flowers. $7.50 per 15m card.

COLOUR SAMPLES

Below are some of the colours we can produce. Some colours may not be available if it's the wrong season (golden orange from coreopsis may only be available in summer, for example). Talk to us about the colours you'd like, and we'll see what we can do. We are happy to send you free colour snippets if you send us a stamped self-addressed envelope.

Crimson

Brazilwood & Copper

Red

Brazilwood & Alum

Bright Pink

Cochineal & Tin

Rose Pink

Cochineal & Alum

Golden Orange

Coreopsis & Alum

Terracotta

Red Sandalwood & Copper

Pale Yellow

Cammomile & Alum

Butter Yellow

Onionskin & Alum

Golden Yellow

Pomegranate & Alum

Pale Sea Green

Copper sulphate

Sage Green

Red Basil & Copper

Yellow Green

Pomegranate, Copper, Indigo

Dark Green

Indigo, Coreopsis, & Alum

Beige

Natural Tussah silk

Light Brown

Walnut & Iron

Medium Brown

Walnut & Tin

Dark Brown

Cutch & Iron

Pale Blue-grey

Red Cabbage, Alum, Ammonia

Sky Blue

Indigo, no mordant

Ocean Blue

Indigo Dark

Navy Blue

Logwood & Alum

Steel Grey

Alkanet & Copper

White

Natural Mulberry Silk

Black

Logwood & Iron

WOOL

Pure wool 2-strand thread hand-spun and dyed with natural plant dyes. Suitable for embroidery, tablet weaving, tassels, etc.

$5.00 per 15m card.

Please cut and paste a colour name from the samples below, or leave the colour box blank and e-mail me about the colour(s) you want.

Please note -- because these are natural dyes, colours may vary a little from batch to batch. If you need an exact match, please ask for cards from a single dye batch.